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Help with sleeping?

I think my baby is getting too comfortable sleeping on me/ with me.. Now every time I out her in the bassinet even when she is sleeping she wakes up straight away and eventually crys. As soon as I hold her she stops.. giggles and goes back too sleep lol I don't want her getting too comfortable with this and want her to sleep in her bassinet as much as I love cuddling her I can't 24/7.. Any tips? What do I do?

When you put her down do it very gradual. Move her away from your body and then lower her into the cot. I find keeping a hand on her head and belly helps. Hold this there until she resettles and very slowly lift your hand away. If she wiggles put it back. Eventually she should settle in the cot.

I'm trying to stop rocking the bassinet to put my DD to sleep... I don't want her to get used to that and then have to try and transition to a cot a few months down the track with her getting used to that.

after her feed if she starts to fall asleep I wrap and put in her bassinet; if she starts crying I put the dummy in her mouth and talk to her gently. If she's really upset I place a hand on her chest and rock her gently that way, but only for a few seconds.
I will then walk away or sit by her. Has been working for me so far.
just have to persevere is all :) good luck

Our bubba did the same and we felt so stupid when the midwife said "well maybe she's just cold". Yup... sure enough. The room is far from icy and we thought she had enough covers on but we were wrong. Now she has an extra blanket and we pre-warm the cradle and blankets with a heat pack. Works like a charm! So simple too. Good luck. (Oh and our room is normally 20-22 degrees at bedtime, down to about 18.5 lowest by morning.)

If it's a protest/fighting sleep cry. Let her cry it out. This cry has pauses in between. She'll cry, get louder then softer then pause and then sstart again. Usually a yawn in between or heavy eyelids then starts again when she realizes she's falling asleep.

In reply to alligorms

31/01/15

Our bubba did the same and we felt so stupid when the midwife said "well maybe she's just cold". Yup... sure enough. The room is far from icy and we thought she had enough covers on but we were wrong. Now she has an extra blanket and we pre-warm the cradle and blankets with a heat pack. Works like a charm! So simple too. Good luck. (Oh and our room is normally 20-22 degrees at bedtime, down to about 18.5 lowest by morning.)

I love the heat pack ideas! My girl is don't this too, I know it's normal and I'm trying to resettle her without getting her up, it takes a long time and I'm really trying to be persistent as I don't want to keep this bad habit going.

My daughter was doing this also. She's 16 days old. I've found that after a feed if I rock her in my arms until she is out cold (she loves her forehead being rubbed as well) she goes down and stays asleep.

In reply to AnnaLydia

31/01/15

I love the heat pack ideas! My girl is don't this too, I know it's normal and I'm trying to resettle her without getting her up, it takes a long time and I'm really trying to be persistent as I don't want to keep this bad habit going.

I think because it's toasty and warm they are also less aware they've left the comfort of your body... and then they're out for the count! (Yippee!!)

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